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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- AACE: American Association for Cancer Education
Promoting accurate, effective, and focused cancer education by those responsible for the education of health professionals, patients, families, caregivers, survivors and the public. - AACN: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Advanced learning practices for nurses with a section for palliative care - AAHPM: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
The professional organization for physicians specializing in hospice and palliative medicine in the USA. - AAPM: American Academy of Pain Medicine
The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) is the medical specialty society representing physicians practicing in the field of Pain Medicine. - ACS: American Cancer Society
A community-based organization striving to address the impact of cancer worldwide - ADEC: Association for Death Education and Counseling
A professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence and recognizing diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. - ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology
The professional organization in the US for medical and other oncologists- Art of Oncology Articles Free Access
- Palliative Cancer Care a Decade Later: Accomplishments, the Need, Next Steps—From the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Ferris FD, Bruera E, Cherny N et al. JCO Jun 20 2009: 3052-3058.
- ASTRO: American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
The professional organization in the US for radiation oncologists - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Health information with national and global perspective - CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The US Federal Agency funding healthcare services. Find information about the Medicare and Medicaid hospice benefits, and other insured services - COH: City of Hope Pain & Palliative Care Resource Center
A clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources to assist others in improving the quality of pain management and end of life care. - FSMB: Federation of State Medical Boards
A national non-profit organization representing the 70 medical boards of the United States and its territories.- Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
A national non-profit organization representing the 70 medical boards of the United States and its territories. - Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician's Guide
Responsible Opioid Prescribing offers physicians effective strategies for reducing the risk of addiction, abuse and diversion of opioids that they prescribe for their patients in pain.
- Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
- HPNA: Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
The professional organization for nurses working in hospice and palliative care in the US - JCAHO: The Joint Commission
Website which delineates standards, accreditation and certification programs for organizations/agencies to promote patient safety - Mesothelioma Center
Information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc.). - National Palliative Care Registry
Members of this registry will be able to generate customized reports to benchmark their palliative care programs against others. - NBCHPN: National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
Certification and specialty examinations for all levels of nursing. - NCI: National Cancer Institute
The Institute of the US National Institutes of Health dedicated to cancer research and education - NHPCO: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The organization representing hospice and palliative care programs in the US - NIH: The National Institutes of Health
a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. - ONS: Oncology Nursing Society
The professional organization for oncology nurses in the US
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